Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, native of Cresco, IA, is one of only three Americans ever to receive the trifecta of humanitarian awards. He joins Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Elie Wiesel in winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is the only American to hold that trifecta of honors and also the National Medal of Science.

To celebrate his life’s work and impact on global hunger during the 100-year anniversary of his birth, the State of Iowa commissioned a 7-ft. bronze statue of Dr. Borlaug to be displayed in the National Statuary Hall Collection. The statue was unveiled at a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on March 25, 2014.

Iowa Public Television created a documentary that follows this artistic and agricultural journey from the cornfields of Iowa to the marble halls of Congress, featuring artist Benjamin Victor as he crafts the statue. Watch Norman Borlaug: Journey to Statuary Hallat Iptv.org.